Re: TB: Dieing Buds
From: Irene & Dan <izzy@sound.net>
That worm is called an iris borer. Most will start eating there way down
starting between two leaves but a few will start on a bud then work there way
down the stalk. Nasty little things, I hate's-em.
Dan Isbell
Dan and Katherine Roberts wrote:
> From: "Dan and Katherine Roberts" <dankat@mail.myriad.net>
>
> Did she tell you how to get rid of the worm? Or where it came
> from? I suspest this is what happened to a couple of my TB that just tried
> to bloom, but the bud died before it opened (talk about disappointment).
>
> Thanks,
> Katherine in Texas
>
> On 5 May 99, at 23:31, Tmilchh@aol.com wrote:
>
> > From: Tmilchh@aol.com
> >
> > A friend of mine told me today that she had this problem and found out
> > that there was a worm inside the iris below the blossum. Annette in KY
> >
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